Month: April 2026

Good Writing

GOOD WRITING: 36 WAYS TO IMPROVE YOUR SENTENCES written and read by Neal Allen and Ann Lamott

Neal Allen & Ann Lamott,nine years married, collaborate on both writing and reading their first...
Barbed Wire

BARBED WIRE BETWEEN US written by Mia Wenjen and illustrated by Violeta Encarnacion

Mia Wenjen’s reverso poem, BARBED WIRE BETWEEN US tells two stories each beginning with the...
That is not a dog

THAT IS NOT A DOG! written by Bea Birdsong and illustrated by Charlie Adler

Writer Bea Birdsong and illustrator Charlie Adler create a romp of a read-aloud, THAT IS...
Heiress of Nowhere

HEIRESS OF NOWHERE written by Stacey Lee and read by Katharine Chin

Stacey Lee’s HEIRESS OF NOWHERE, read by Katharine Chin, masterfully conveys the many tensions of...
an invisible river to cross

AN INVISIBLE RIVER TO CROSS written by Taraneh Matloob and illustrated by Kristen Balouch

Both Taraneh Matloob’s writing and Kristen Balouch’s illustrations evocatively describe the situation and feelings of...
We All Belong

WE ALL BELONG written and illustrated by Gianna Marino

I adore a book that has powerful underpinnings revealed through a simple plot. Writer-illustrator Gianna...
It takes a family to serve

IT TAKES A FAMILY TO SERVE written by Lisa Wheeler and illustrated by David Soman

Lisa Wheeler’s IT TAKES A FAMILY TO SERVE arrived the day after I learned that...
Ruby

THE LITTLEST ELEPHANT written by Katherine Applegate and illustrated by Lita Judge

I loved Ruby when she starred in Katherine Applegate’s novel book THE ONE AND ONLY...
a bear, a man, and a donut van

A BEAR, A MAN AND A DONUT VAN written by Daniel Bernstrom and illustrated by Brandon James Scott

WWhen I think of Daniel Bernstrom’s writing, I think imaginative, playful and reader trust. A...
Rhea's Rodeo

RHEA’S RODEO written by Laekan Zea Kemp and illustrated by Raissa Figueroa

Writer Laekan Zea Kemp and illustrator Raissa Figueroa give us the story of one girl’s...